My path to immortality began with my posting to guard Dawancun.

Chapter 163 Seventh Peak
Several months ago,
Shen Changchuan once received a basic alchemy technique from Nangong Cheng.

However, the alchemist's lineage only includes the most basic processing of medicinal herbs and their properties, as well as the steps and techniques for condensing the elixir.

The only accompanying material is the most basic Yi Qi Dan (One Qi Pill) as a practical example.

One Qi Pill

It is the most common and simplest elixir that cultivators in the early stages of Qi Refining can take.

The only unique ingredient in the raw materials is spirit rice; the rest are made from ordinary medicinal herbs.

Other than that,

There were no more prescriptions available.

This,

This also made it very difficult for Shen Changchuan to improve his alchemy skills.

This time,
Shen Changchuan was very fortunate to find the inheritance of the Three Pill Recipes in the storage bag of the late-stage Qi Refining Stage 8 cultivator.

These are the Essence Pill, the Qi and Blood Pill, and the Qi Harmony Pill that Shen Changchuan once took to break through from the early stage to the middle stage of Qi Refining!
These three pill formulas are all pills used by cultivators in the early stages of Qi Refining.

But these,
These will undoubtedly become the stepping stones for Shen Changchuan to enter the world of alchemy!

and,

If he can successfully master the art of alchemy
Then he will soon be able to obtain a continuous source of wealth!

"The Essence Pill is made by extracting the essence from the Spirit Valley and fusing it with the medicinal power of ginseng. The profit margin is more than ten times the cost of the materials! This is simply outrageous!"

I briefly browsed the ingredients for the three alchemical formulas.

Shen Changchuan couldn't help but hiss in exasperation.

The profits for alchemists are simply outrageous!
The price of a single pill is more than ten times its cost!
Admittedly,

There is a high probability of failure in alchemy.
Even if the probability of failure is taken into account, the profit difference can still be several times greater!

Although according to the basic alchemist's inheritance, becoming an alchemist is not so simple. One also needs an extremely strong soul to regulate the properties of various pills during the pill refining process and ensure the formation of the pill condensation process.

Shen Changchuan didn't know how the others did it.

But this shouldn't be a problem for him.

His divine soul was inherently stronger than that of other cultivators after he transmigrated.

Later, through a series of opportunities such as Biyuan Aquatic Plants, it was further improved.

So much so that when he was only at the fourth or fifth level of Qi Refining, his inner soul was already strong enough to reach the level of internal vision that could only be achieved after the seventh level.

Therefore, in terms of the requirements for the spirit and soul,
He wasn't worried.

not to mention,
It has a progress bar panel display.

Shen Changchuan was confident that as long as he worked hard enough, he would eventually succeed in mastering the alchemy technique!
"If I were to master these alchemy techniques and refine the spiritual grains produced in the spiritual fields of Dawan Village into pills like Essence Pills and Qi Pills, the added value of the farmland's produce would increase more than tenfold!"

"Furthermore, I can purchase spiritual herbs from outside sources to refine low-grade pills like Qi Harmony Pills. These pills are undoubtedly the most suitable high-grade ones in this area. In this way, I might not have to worry about the cultivation needs I need for the eighth and ninth levels of Qi Induction!"

Looking at the material costs in the Three Gates Elixir Formula inheritance,

A glint of light flashed in Shen Changchuan's eyes.

No wonder the art of alchemy was kept so tightly under wraps, and the recipes were all kept secret.

I never imagined that the profits involved would be so enormous!

For Shen Changchuan, who has a progress bar panel
More so!

Shen Changchuan didn't know that after cultivating alchemy to one hundred percent perfection,

Will the perfect characteristic reappear? But at least,
With the help of the progress bar, he can push the progress bar of alchemy as high as possible, thereby greatly increasing the success rate of alchemy!

The pill formulas he obtained gave Shen Changchuan hope of earning a large amount of spirit stones.

However, leveling up the alchemy skill progress bar requires a considerable amount of time and patience to gradually improve.

For Shen Changchuan, the most important thing right now is to improve his cultivation level and increase his strength as much as possible in order to cope with the current situation.

Let's put the matter of alchemy aside for now.

Shen Changchuan took out a Qingyu Pill and began to consume and refine it as soon as possible.

The past ten days or so of traveling for business and several battles have brought Shen Changchuan a lot of challenges.

Especially when traveling by carriage, the process of meditation has an excellent training effect on one's mind and control of one's own magical power.

So much so that after more than ten days of hard work,

He has further mastered and digested the cultivation of the late stage of the seventh level of Qi Induction.

Moreover, during the more than ten days of travel,

Shen Changchuan also successfully refined two Qingyu Pills.

This will allow him to further improve his cultivation.

At this time, he

I could already vaguely sense that the peak of the seventh level of Qi Refining was right before my eyes.

The caravan needed several days to rest before transporting the large quantities of spirit ores, herbs, and other rare treasures obtained from the temporary trading post back to Qingcheng.

During this time,

It's the perfect opportunity to break through to the peak of the seventh level in one fell swoop!
time flies,
Five days passed in the blink of an eye.

Within Dawan Village,

The reputation of the unknown prodigy Zhang Qingyuan began to circulate in the surrounding area.

After all, with the late stage of the seventh level, he managed to defeat and kill a late stage of the eighth level and an early stage of the eighth level.

Such strength,

It should not be underestimated.

Among the wandering cultivators coming and going in the commercial district, who frequented restaurants and other establishments, there were occasional discussions about Zhang Qingyuan's existence.

Some people marvel at the sheer number of heroes in the world, suggesting that even the most unknown and unassuming individuals may possess unimaginable mastery.

Some people scoffed at this.
They believed that this was nothing more than a few merchants spreading rumors about people and achievements.

After all, if someone can achieve such a feat of challenging opponents of higher levels, they would probably already have made a name for themselves long ago. Why would they only come to the fore now?

It's worth noting that the Blood Slaughtering Three Demons were able to defeat Nangong Cheng, who was at the eighth level of the cultivation realm.

They had already established their formidable and fearsome reputation, which had spread for thousands of miles!
If Zhang Qingyuan truly possesses such abilities...
Let alone advancing to the seventh level, he probably already had a small reputation when he was in the mid-stage of Qi Refining.

How could things have turned out like this? Upon inquiring, it turns out that I've never even heard of the name Zhang Qingyuan before.

Some rogue cultivators at the eighth level of Qi Refining even boasted while drunk that...

The so-called achievements of Zhang Qingyuan were nothing more than fabricated stories of "genius" fabricated by a few merchant caravans for the sake of safe cargo transportation.
If the other party dares to fight me, I can easily defeat them with one hand.

The outside world's turmoil,
Shen Changchuan was unaware of this.

After five days of training,
He has successfully refined a Jade Pill, and his cultivation has reached the peak of the seventh level!
(End of this chapter)